Delcina was the daughter of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Ellis Hills.
Delcina married:
(1) Lyman Royal Sherman January 16, 1829 in Pomfret, Chataqua County, New York. He died January 27, 1839 in Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri.
They had six children:
Alvira Sherman (Abt 1830 - 1850)
Mary E. Sherman (Abt 1831 - 1850)
Albey Lyman Sherman (1832 - 1911)
Seth Sherman (1836 - 1850)
Daniel Sherman (Abt 1837 - )
Susan Julia Sherman (1838 - 1874)
(2) Joseph Smith, Jr. (founder of the Mormon church) before July of 1842, at about 37 years old. Joseph had many other polygamous wives.
Delcina's sister, Almera Johnson, was also married polygamously to Joseph Smith, Jr.
After Smith's death, Delcina married:
(3) Almon Babbitt on January 24, 1846 in Nauvoo, Illinois. Almon already had three other polygamous wives, one of whom was Delcina's sister, Julia Ann Johnson.
Delcina was sealed to Lyman Sherman for eternity, with Almon Babbitt standing proxy. she was then sealed to Babbitt for time. Babbitt also married Julia Johnson, Mary Tulley, and Maria Lawrence on the same date. (From "In Sacred Loneliness" by Todd Compton)
Delcina later left Nauvoo and arrived in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1849. In 1850, three of her children died there: Mary E., Alvira, and Seth.
Even though crippled by acute rheumatoid arthritis, in 1854 Delcina traveled from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah. A few months later, she died in Salt Lake City, Utah and was buried with the surname of her first husband, Lyman Royal Sherman, instead of her last husband, Almon Babbitt, although she died in Mr. Babbitt's home.
Obituary: Deseret News October 26, 1854
DIED - On the 21st day of Oct. 1854 at the residence of Hon. A. W. Babitt, G. S. L. City, DELCENA SHERMAN, widow of Lyman Sherman, aged 47 years.
Delcina was the daughter of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Ellis Hills.
Delcina married:
(1) Lyman Royal Sherman January 16, 1829 in Pomfret, Chataqua County, New York. He died January 27, 1839 in Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri.
They had six children:
Alvira Sherman (Abt 1830 - 1850)
Mary E. Sherman (Abt 1831 - 1850)
Albey Lyman Sherman (1832 - 1911)
Seth Sherman (1836 - 1850)
Daniel Sherman (Abt 1837 - )
Susan Julia Sherman (1838 - 1874)
(2) Joseph Smith, Jr. (founder of the Mormon church) before July of 1842, at about 37 years old. Joseph had many other polygamous wives.
Delcina's sister, Almera Johnson, was also married polygamously to Joseph Smith, Jr.
After Smith's death, Delcina married:
(3) Almon Babbitt on January 24, 1846 in Nauvoo, Illinois. Almon already had three other polygamous wives, one of whom was Delcina's sister, Julia Ann Johnson.
Delcina was sealed to Lyman Sherman for eternity, with Almon Babbitt standing proxy. she was then sealed to Babbitt for time. Babbitt also married Julia Johnson, Mary Tulley, and Maria Lawrence on the same date. (From "In Sacred Loneliness" by Todd Compton)
Delcina later left Nauvoo and arrived in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1849. In 1850, three of her children died there: Mary E., Alvira, and Seth.
Even though crippled by acute rheumatoid arthritis, in 1854 Delcina traveled from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah. A few months later, she died in Salt Lake City, Utah and was buried with the surname of her first husband, Lyman Royal Sherman, instead of her last husband, Almon Babbitt, although she died in Mr. Babbitt's home.
Obituary: Deseret News October 26, 1854
DIED - On the 21st day of Oct. 1854 at the residence of Hon. A. W. Babitt, G. S. L. City, DELCENA SHERMAN, widow of Lyman Sherman, aged 47 years.
Family Members
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Joel Hills Johnson
1802–1882
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Nancy Mariah Johnson
1803–1836
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Seth Guernsey Johnson
1805–1835
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Julie Ann Johnson Babbitt
1808–1857
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David Partridge Johnson
1810–1833
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Almera Woodard Johnson Smith Barton
1812–1896
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Susan Ellen Johnson
1814–1836
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Joseph Ellis Johnson
1817–1882
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Benjamin Franklin Johnson Sr
1818–1905
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Mary Ellen Johnson Wilson
1820–1845
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Elmer Wood Johnson
1821–1822
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George Washington Johnson
1823–1900
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William Derby Johnson Sr
1824–1896
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Esther Melita Johnson LeBaron
1828–1876
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Amos Partridge Johnson
1829–1842
